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Ep. 39: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Final Betrayal
Episode 39
This week we will talk about the last years of Henry IV, which, as hard as it is to believe, holds a final humiliation that capped the pain this man …
4 years, 11 months ago
Bonus - Matilda of Tuscany
Episode 1
I did promise you an episode on Matilda of Tuscany, and here it is.
But, it is not mine. This episode is from the fantastic podcast "A History of Ital…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 38: The First Crusade (1096-99)
Episode 38
In 1095 Pope Urban II launches the First crusade. Emperor Henry IV and his allies would rather be strung up below a beehive covered in honey than joi…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 37: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Marriage of Matilda of Tuscany
Episode 37
The wheel of fortune turns again, tumbling our antihero Henry IV down from the heights he had so recently scaled. We will see him sink to the point o…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 36: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Henry IV Coming Home at Last
Episode 36
His coronation barely two months hence, Henry IV leaves Rome without capturing Gregory VII. The Pope's powerful vassal, Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apul…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 35: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Taking Revenge on Gregory VII
Episode 35
The Rebellion in Germany under control Henry can finally go after his true nemesis, Pope Gregory VII. He sets out for Rome on a journey he thought ma…
5 years ago
Ep. 34: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Gaining the Upper Hand
Episode 34
Henry IV departs from Canossa having been released from the ban. But does that mean all his troubles are over? Far from it. His enemies in Germany ga…
5 years ago
Ep. 33: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Canossa Finally!
Episode 33
It is time - we are finally going to Canossa. Expect imperial power to disappear in smoke, greedy mothers-in-laws, frozen passes, hoisted horses and …
5 years ago
Ep. 32: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Hildebrand, not Pope but False Monk
Episode 32
The rise of the papacy since 1046 is almost linear. The popes throw off the chokehold of the roman aristocracy, they take over leadership of the chur…
5 years ago
Ep. 31: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The (second) Saxon War
Episode 31
In 1065 king Henry IV begins his personal rule. After 9 years of regency., the last 3 of which under a government of barons headed by archbishop Anno…
5 years, 1 month ago